Near Cartersville in Bartow County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Minnesota
Photographed by Pete Skillman, May 28, 2019
1. Minnesota Marker
(front)
In tribute to the officers and men of the Fourth Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, Lt. Col. John E. Tourtellotte, commanding. Who held their ground on October 5, 1864. 11 killed. 33 wounded.
(back)
4th Regiment Minnesota Infantry Volunteers
A Company: Carver Grays and Scott Guards
B Company: Glencoe, Meeker & McLeod Counties at Large
C Company: Dacotah Guards
D Company: Frontier Rifle Guards (Goodhue County)
E Company: Le Suer & Steele County Guards
F Company: Freeborn County Guards
G Company: St. Cloud Guards
H Company: Valley Sharpshooters (Mankato Area)
I Company: Warsaw Rifle Company
K Company: Mower County Guards (Rice County)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1864.
Location. 34° 6.877′ N, 84° 42.899′ W. Memorial is near Cartersville, Georgia, in Bartow County. It can be reached from Old Allatoona Road Southeast 1½ miles east of Interstate 75, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 621 Old Allatoona Rd SE, Cartersville GA 30121, United States of America.
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Regionally, this memorial is in Georgia’s Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wisconsin (here, next to this marker); Refuge From Deadly Fire (a few steps from this marker); Ohio (a few steps from this marker); Illinois (a few steps from this marker); Iowa (a few steps from this marker); Texas (a few steps from this marker); Missouri (a few steps from this marker); The Memorial Field (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cartersville.
Also see . . . Allatoona Pass Battlefield. Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites (Submitted on February 2, 2024.)
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025
2. Minnesota Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 22, 2025
3. Minnesota Marker (third marker from left)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on July 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on January 29, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
